TRADES UNION CONGRESS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 12012, 15 March 1920, Page 8

TRADES UNION CONGRESS.

United Press Association —By Electric Telgraph—Copyright. Received March 15, noon London, March 11 At the Trades Union Congress Mr Thomas, in his opening speech, referred to the instruction by the previous conference to send delegates to Rusisa to investigate conditions there. Mr Thomas stated that there had been some difficulty regarding passports, but the necessary arrangements had now been made. It is understood that the delegation will include Messrs Henderson, Ramsay MacDonald, Thomas and Will Thorne. Advocating political action Mr Thomas declared that there was « general belief in the early possibility of a Labour Government, when the Labour Party would find itself the guardian at the wbo.’e community, instead of being the trustee of a section, Tao policy of defying those in power would b 3 an. excuse for retaliation against its sponsors. Mr Clyues asserted that the man who would moat welcome direct action was Mr Lloyd George, and if the Congress announced a general strike Mr Lloyd George would give them a general election on conditions which would find their class rent in twain, while all other classes would be united to fight what . would be regarded as an aggressive step. Fores, which the direct actionists proposed to employ, was not a British but a Prussian characteristic